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TULLY, Richard.
Narrative of a Ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa...
This is one of the most important records of Tripolitan life during the 18th century. The very attractive plates depict genre scenes and costumes. These letters were written by the sister or sister-in-law of Richard Tully, British consul at Tripoli from 1783 to 1793. The work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio. The female members of Tully's family were on intimate terms with the Bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seraglio. This is one of the most important records of Tripolitan life during the 18th century
- Published
- London: Henry Colburn, 1816.
- References
- Tooley 493; Abbey Travel 299; see Blackmer 1682; Bobins I 116.
- Plates
- 5
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Henry Colburn, 1816.
- Ref
- 1224
4to, pp. xiii, [ii], 370; with hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, four hand-coloured aquatints, and a folding engraved map. A very good copy handsomely rebound in three-quarter red morocco and cloth; boards by Brian Frost & Co., Bath; gilt ornaments in the spine compartments; gilt raised bands; lettered in second and third compartments; top edge gilt, others uncut; patterned endpapers. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. Sidy Hassan, late Bey of Tripoly. 2. Aqueduct near the City of Tripoly. 3. Arabs recreating in the Desert. 4. Officers of the Grand Seraglio regaling. 5. An Egyptian Puppet Show.
